...Personal... I Tb» R«». J, P. Oftmoy, of Gordon, has roceiv«d notice of his truntfar tnno to tlio pnNtor»to' of Diamond Ci'eeV. Curing his reaidaoos bar# bo ha> won tKo eBtefni of «11 oU»p«»« The Rev. Brian M'Mabon, of South Molboiiroa, aocoaada Fr Carney at Gordon. After a stay of about 12 months in Elaine, Junior Porter R. Burke severed his connection with the local | railway staff ou Saturday, to take , up a similar position at Berringa. j Porter J. F. B, Smith, of MtUbrook„ assumed the duties of junior oa Monday,

SUNSHINE AND SNOW SPOUT IN Tl-IE 1DNG-AD1NID. Sew Year's Day In tho Swiss moun t-tin resorts is (vys a spoclal corres pondent of "Tho Dally Now* and Load er " writing from Pontrcslna), ono ol "•lorlous sunshine and Intonso frost. Hotter conditions Cor tho skaters who have gathered here from all the corncra of Europe have never been known; but the slci-crs aro still looking for moro snow. Yesterday thcro.wcre a few crey clouds that gave them hope, but Uiu snow suddenly ehnnged it« flcklo mind and ahis morning tho region of white nbovo the Engndino Yalloy was dc/hied in gold and bluo by a resplen dent sunrise. 1 Thero is no wind, except that report ed by ski-ers in the hotel smoking mom, who have laboriously climbed ] •til day to tho snowflolds to find it, and : then sailed down to tea In mlnutca to I toll us of "wind up thoro llko sharp | knives." On tho lower slopes tho air Is ; in complete roposo—which is fortunate, for tho thermomoter shows an astonish ing dogreo of cold, which, h...

Spargo Creek. I A. meeting waa hold at Walker's botel at Bolwarrah on Satqrday laet, to Bottle up over New Yeara Day (port* meeting at the Spargo Creak I mineral epringe. Tho proceada ware to be divided between the Ballarat and 11a;laeford Hoepit&amp;le. Tha com mitter conaisted of representatives of Bolwarrah and Spargo Creak. After all tha expellees had been paid tber» waa a aredit balance o( £17. It w»» decided to donate £6 each to the two hospitala, tha remaining £7 to ba kept in .l^anjl, for,, further improving tha groami. „ A oommittee comi»ting, of Mcnsre 'WilUer;' Tipping, Lawson, Lilburn, Downee and Coaroy waa formed to oarry oat improvements. The seoretary, Mr Tippiug, waa in atrnoted to pay over donation* to tba hoapitala. The oommittee were highly | Batiefied with the reealt of the meet« icR, and feel very eatigaine that with a little improvement to the ground I their elforta will be rewarded with greater enoceae oh future ooaaiioae.

LOCAL MINING EGERTON. A report appearing in a section of the Bullarat and Melbourne press to the effect that A rich reof bad been dis covered by a prospector named Parker, near tha Old Black Horse, mine, is without foundation. For iouib time pnst Parker has baen working in the Mount Doran district, which 1 iif.s about six miles south-west of Egerton, and latt-iy be baa been working on payable »tono A few days ago he strutk soma promising quartz veins, »nd a good reef may bo openod up. At present litil* or no prospecting ia done neat the Black Ilort-e shaft at Egerton. The Bay Horse Syndicate, which is financed by Melbourne invtsior*. has done a lot of proipecting in the vicinity of the old Egorton mine—a fabuloiuly rich olaim in the early days. Tha syndicate is still at work, and prepara tions are now bbing made to get out another crushing and to repair tha drive, which has partly fallen in.

St. Patrick's Day Sports at Gordon. GOOD PROGRAM DRAWN UP. A» announced •taowhero a grand picnic nnd Rports Hireling will be bold in Clifford's paddock, Gordon, on Tuo?(luj'. March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) in Hid of.the Gordon Mechanics' In stitute Building Fund, A good pro gram of horao rnoing, foot racing and various olh&amp;lt;>r events has be*n drairti up. and at night a bull and supper will Ijo held in the Mechanics' Hull, Particulars are advertised.

"LADY" DEFINED Lady Mabel Egerton yesterday (says "The Daily News," December 9) opened the Church Army labor depot In "Walmer road, Nottlng Hill, and was afterwards thanked by several clergymen from the district, who spoke of the value of the depot. Onei clergyman said that many society i ladles visited the depot each week. I "They are ladies," he added, ''because they do this, and don't talk about It afterwards for notoriety." J

Tlio Anonymous Lotter, Writer, MYSTERIOUS MORTALS' "MUSE" Some anonymous letter writors hare boon "011 tho job again." One old nnd respoot.od resident, of a. certain loonl town received quite a shock tha olhor day when bo reoaivod a fairly well-written scrawl from a individual "biding himself behind a bushel." The Realisation mnde by tho pernicious penman was to tho effect that tha ownor of tho domicile (a private resi dence) b*.'l kept a disorderly bouse! Certainly the phonograph is entertain ing to country folk, but It is verjr evident tlmt tins gesticulating "goody goody" Imrf no ear for sttmmor night's dreamy rnu.-io ! The individual with tho prodding pen, is what we would cull a "MnrK*." whioh is commonly known as one of tha hereditary nobili ty among the Tartars! Another anonymous latter has been shoved ioto tho list of a oily high dignitary of polio anent noma publio places, and bore tlb atmos'phoro is thick with ja heavjf, )>all ofijniak-sry ! However tho oooL' change all...

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AFRICAN KING DEAD It may bo assumed with somo confi dence that tho porslstent rumors of Monolck'e death which have boon cir culated periodically since his paralytic seizure In 190S are, on this occasion, well founded, says "Tho Times." Tho extont of the change In Abyssinian and North-East African politics involved by his death cannot yet bo appraised. Menelek has been dead to the outer world and possibly even to Abyssinia for somo years. Hla stripling grand eon and heir, LldJ Yasou, is littlo known, and has still to provo his ability to copo with the peculiar prob lems of Abyssinian statecraft. During Menolek's reign of 20 years the extremely primitive civilisation of Abyssinia has been overlaid with a \Vestorn veneer, though It has not lost its original characteristics. Tho coun try has telegraphs and tolephonos, and a railway, which stops short at a point near Harrar. It has a limited but In creasing trade in which India shares. The main industries of Abyssinia are, however, pasto...

CREAM IN HOT WEATHER. Hoards Dtiiryman fcaya:—In order to mako good butter in tho summer ifc is necessary to take tho very best of oaro ot cream whilo it is being saved for a churning. Neglect to do this is per haps ono of tjic chief cau.'cs of poor buiter in tlio summer. Butter trora properly kept nnd ripened oream will havu a more dasirabio flavor, it will keep sweet longer, and bring a high er prico in any market. .Naturally, tho first essential. is to talca. proper care of the milk in tho stable and separating room. It must bo kept away from undesirable odours, if taints ar^ not wauttd in tho but ter. It i&amp; preferable to skim o rather heavy cream in hot weather, one test ing .about 35 per cent. It ought to bo skimmed boforo tho milk has coolcd or wt around for any Jength of time1; Otto of the first essentials is to oool it as soon1 ^fter-separation as. poa siblo, When it can bp., arranged, a ..desirable-method is to havo tho oream can;.scfc tav*,iank.of water, or real v,...

Tlie llccflut Epidemics of Small l'ox and Diphtheria. Would certainly not have attained stich proportions if the hygienic foot wero raoro gonerally known that the disinfection of tho mouth by a reli able and harmless antiasptio is a great protecting fuotor against all ailments whoro the infeotion is through the throat or respiratory tract,. By putting t.hree d-iopB oE SANDERS EUCALIPTI.BXTRAOT on a piece of loaf sugar, and allow ing it to dissolve in the mouth, that cavity ia thoroughly diaitifooted. The volatile nature of SANDER'S EX TRACT makes it penetrate every crevice. SANDER'S EXTRACT is not nuuccous nor depressing like the commou cucalyptus, and posBOBBOs g'oat nntiBcptin power. By ueing SANDER'S EXTRACT, you avoid the uncertain composition of the loz enge : yon have the bonefit of the strongest antiseptic that can bs. used with safety, and tho result is protec tion from all infection. Colds, nasal Catarrh, fevers, throat olfactions, bronchitis • and other lung troubles canno...

PUNISHED BY KAISER MILITARY DESPOTS LOSE POSTS 1 The Kaiser to-day had a long con ference at Donaucschingen with the Minister of War and the chief of his military cabinet, at which it is stated (says the Berlin correspondent of "The Daily Express," December 2\ that the Emperor did some extremely plain talking' about the events at Zabern, In Alsace, where the popu lation is in revolt against the ex cesses of the Prussian garrison. The trouble began, as has been told in "The Express," with an offer by liieutenant von Poerstner, of the 99th Regiment, of 10/ for every "Alsatian .vagabond" bayoneted by a sentry. This was resented by tho peo ple of Zabern, and a series of inci dents followed, culminating on Fri day last In an outbreak by the mili tary and the arrest of twenty-six citi zens. Complaints of brutal treatment by the soldiers were made by the pri soners, many of whom were citizens of standing. A number of German newspapers to-night state that the Kaiser has ordered drastic puni...

DAIRY COVlfS^^—-"; * -An American authority says: If quan tity of milk is the chief aim then tlie Hoistoin would bo tho breed to select, as this breed of cows gives more milk thon any of the others. Among Jhe Shorthorns there are many good milking animals but tho beef characteristics have crept into the blood of most Shorthorns and on tho whole thov cannot be considered a profitable milking breed. In other words, thoy are primarily a beef bretd and to at tempt to get milk from them is work ing against nature. Tho broed of cows tliat will produce tho most milk per aero wili undoubtedly bo tho Hoi stein; the Channel Isle cattle will pro duce the most milk and fat. Tho am ount of milk or fat produced per aero depends of course upon the character of the cows kept, the kinda of feed used, and the attention paid to the hord. ' . We would not-advise crossing Jerseys with Shorthorn cows unless tho -procoss is'kept up. If a Jersey bull were kept at the head- of the hord for a series of years...